Attic too small for wanted man

TEMECULA  A wanted Temecula man who attempted to hide from police officers in an attic was arrested Tuesday morning.

Temecula police officers received a tip that Christopher Lyons, 26, wanted for a felony warrant, was at a residence on Creative Drive, a street in a neighborhood just north of Chaparral High School, Temecula police Sgt. Andy Woods stated in a news release.

Officers set up a perimeter around the house and detained a woman who walked out the front door. This alerted the occupants of the home and Lyons ran out a rear sliding door in an attempt to flee, Woods wrote.

Spotting officers set up there, Lyons ran back inside and attempted to barricade himself in the house.

The other occupants were called outside and the suspect, Woods wrote, attempted to crawl inside an attic.

After realizing the opening was too small to accommodate his frame, Lyons walked out the front door and was taken into custody, the sergeant said.

Lyons was booked into Southwest Detention Center in French Valley on suspicion of resisting arrest and being a felon in possession of ammunition, jail records state. His bail was set at $100,000.